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Beyond Reasonable Doubt

This entry was posted in THE LAW OF NATIONS B'nai Noach JEWISH IDENTITY English and American Law Mishpat Ivri and Psak English on May 2, 2015 by gparkof1

“Beyond Reasonable Doubt” by Rabbi Reuven Livingston is an excellent article comparing English Law with Jewish Law. Please click here to read it: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt – pdf

Benedict Spinoza – Key Citations

This entry was posted in THE LAW OF NATIONS B'nai Noach English and American Law on May 1, 2015 by gparkof1

Benedict Spinoza – key citations: Theologico-Political Treatise Wherefore this eternal covenant of the knowledge of G-d and love is universal, as is clear, moreover, from Zeph iii. 10, 11; no difference in this respect can be admitted between Jew and Gentile, nor did the former enjoy any special election beyond that which we have pointed out. At the present time, therefore, there is absolutely nothing which the Jews […]

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)

This entry was posted in B'nai Noach English and American Law on April 30, 2015 by gparkof1

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) After the custom of the times, Coke wrote his Reports in Norman French, with pleadings entered in Latin. But the several Prefaces were, happily, in English, though tradition was served by printing the Latin beside it. Coke had early told Sir Robert Cecil that he wished “the cases could be as well understood as the Prefaces, and then they would both teach and delight” […]

השופט בישראל

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בס “ד PDFשופט בישראל 6 לא נגמר) מאת גרשון פרקוף By Gershon Parkoff June 9, 2014 יא סיון תשע”ד מקורות אלה יצאו לענות בצורה מאוד ראשונית על שלוש שאלות: א. מה היחוד לשופט היהודי? ואיך שופט לפי התורה שונה משופט חילוני? י ב. מדוע היו אמוראים וראשונים ואחרונים כל כך נחושים להשמר מבתי המשפט חילוני אפילו שאין לנו שופטים יהודים מוסמכים בעלי ידע במשפט העברי? מה […]

שו”ת הרמ”א סימן י

This entry was posted in B'nai Noach עברית English and American Law Torah Studies on April 30, 2015 by gparkof1

PDF 2ש-ת הרמ-א סימן י שו”ת הרמ”א סימן י א גרסינן בסנהדרין פרק ארבע מיתותב אר”י שבע מצות נצטוו בני נח דאמר קרא ויצו ה’ אלהים על האדם לאמר מכל עץ הגן אכל תאכלג ויצו אלו הדינין, וכן הוא אומר כי ידעתיו את /למען/ אשר יצוה את בניו וגו’ד ה’ זו ברכת השם, וכן הוא אומר ונוקב שם ה’ וגו’ה אלהים זו ע”ז, וכן הוא אומר לא יהיה […]

צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה וְשָׁבֶיהָ בִּצְדָקָה

This entry was posted in עברית Mishpat Ivri and Psak Torah Studies on April 29, 2015 by gparkof1

Yartzeit 2015 עברית- PDF4 צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה וְשָׁבֶיהָ בִּצְדָקָה ישעיהו פרק א) תוכן א. תורה שבעל פה לפני מתן תורה ב. תורה שבכתב ג. כל המקבל שבע מצות ד. תריג ה. תורה שבעל פה אחר מתן תורה ו. לא תסור ז. יש כח בחכמים (לעקור דבר מן התורה) שאלות וםוגיות א. ” צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה וְשָׁבֶיהָ בצדקה. ” מה משמעות לפסוק הזה? […]

WHY THIS SITE WAS CREATED

This entry was posted in B'nai Noach English Why This Site Was Created on April 29, 2015 by gparkof1

This Website is a challenge to the Old to think like the New. And it is a challenge to the New to think like the Old. This is a Torah Oriented Website and we are exploring here the nature of Torah and Torah Study. We are investigating the basic assumptions that underlie all of Torah thinking – that which makes it unique among Systems of Thought – and […]

A MOPED, A BOY, AND A MIRACLE

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בס”ד אלול תשע”ג A Moped A Boy and a Miracle 3rd revision pdf A Moped, a Boy, and a Miracle A Rosh Hashannah Message for Every Day By Gerald Parkoff Imagine a boy and his sister walking to Shul one Friday night with their grandfather. The boy is about seven years old and runs ahead of his “Saba.” The girl, around four and one half trails behind, dilly […]

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

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Through the Looking Glass with footnotes pdf THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: A Study of Axiomatic Systems and Torah Logic By Gerald Parkoff בס “ד 8th Revision טו סיון תשע”ב June 5, 2012 AXIOMATIC SYSTEMS It is useful to compare the Torah and the way it is traditionally learned to an Axiomatic System. Traditional Jews are within the system. Many outside the system feel they should be […]

ACHILLES AND THE TORTOISE